YellowDog
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I was going back over some old press articles about these killings and something hit me- maybe nothing but Dr Hunter in his interviews referred to entering the house that evening though the back door, hanging up his coat then finding the housekeeper dead.
Was the back door locked?
In other words did he unlock and let himself in or did he find it open and unlocked. That would have some bearing on whether the perp entered and left that way.
It'd be interesting to know if the front door was locked or unlocked but we may never know. Assuming he let himself in with a key it would seem that the perp entered and left via the front door. I.E. someone let him in.
Maybe nothing but sometimes small things matter a lot.
Or did they feel secure enough in that neighborhood to leave the backdoor unlocked during the daytime when someone was home? If the killer entered through the backdoor, he would have encountered Shirlee first. I would be curious as to where the door to the basement is in regards to where Shirlee was found. In other words, could he have heard her scream, came up the stairs and was backed into the dining room by the killer?
This would certainly open possibilities that the man in the topcoat carrying the satchel was not even the killer.
Interesting possibilities there, Snick.